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Newspaper
Quincy Whig
Location
Quincy, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1917
Page
3
Chicago price report shows corn futures slipping as warm, frostless weather reduces urgency. December at 1.12 1/2 cents, May at 1.08 1/2. oats largely steady to down. Provisions rise modestly with firm hog demand. wheat and other grains mixed across multiple markets.
Irregular late trading echoed selling pressure in rails and motor shares reaching new lows from recent declines. Steel, copper and equipment issues held firmer, with a generally constructive news tone. Copper and American Steel Foundries boosted dividends. earnings reports show gains, while Congress adjournment and price fixing news add cautious optimism for an improving market.
In St Louis on September 7 hay and timothy clover mixed prices held steady as demand stayed strong and late timothy supplies cleared. Prairie clover and alfalfa offered high values, current offerings moved slowly. Bales: mover mixed 19 22.66, timothy 19 125, clover 21 24, alfalfa 23 38. straw and rye straw scarce and firm around 7.60 per ton track. Sales included wet rye at 9 65 and damaged wheel at 7.
Long Commission Co reports a frost delay and warmer weather offsetting local trader optimism. Government data may show a moderate crop decline while par yield suggests crop size equal to or greater than prior forecasts. Seaboard buying dominates, with September ahead of deferred months pressuring current deliveries. Provisions rise despite hog weakness and light offerings from commission houses. Cash trade remains fair.
The price of hogs dropped 16 cents on the local livestock market Thursday. Five loads of loose hay sold for $20 a ton and one for $19. One load of baled hay brought $21 a ton. Six loads of oats sold for 50 cents a bushel and one load of baled oats straw brought 38 a ton.
Prices paid across crops including wheat corn oats hay and straw. Milling and flour prices listed. Hog cattle and calf quotations from Western stations with weights and ranges. Poultry dairy feed hides and fats quoted, with daily corrected figures from local firms and stockyards.
Toledo market notes list Clover seed Prime cash at 12.86 in Oct and 15.65 in Dec, Dac 13.50 in March, Alstra Prime cash 12.60 in Sept and 2.80 in Oct, Timothy Prime cash 4 in Sept and 3.92 in Oct, Rye No 4 1.70, Barley 1. The report also shows Clover 16.20 and Timothy 6.7.7.
In St Louis on August 28, cattle sale notes list Hornes Pastern chunks and goutherna priced at 3140 150 with $1265 150. Extra heavy drafts quoted at $160 G200. Mules range 16 to 16 ½ hands at $200–275, 18 to 1534 hands at $166–200, 14 to 14 ½ hands at $116–186.
New York September 1 stocks shifted to a stronger tone in Thursday trading as industrials led gains while rails weakened. New York Central hit a new low of 74 1/2, New Haven slid to 28 1/4, and St Paul fell to 62 1/4. Union Pacific posted sizable intraday gains before giving back some, while U.S. Steel and other equipment shares showed mixed results amid broad activity of 690,000 shares.
Carthage notes reveal the Girls and Boys Glee Club surprised former teacher Miss June Sympson with a gold umbrella as she leaves for Springfield. The Carthage school board elected new teachers including Miss Cobert, Miss Berry, Stewart Clark, and Miss Davidson. Other items record clergy moves, military leaves, and local appointments across Illinois communities.
Chicago, St Louis, Kansas City and Omaha reported varied hog and cattle receipts on Sept 7, with prices showing mixed to unsettled trends. Hogs ranged roughly from 16.25 to 17.90 cents per pound, cattle from about 7.80 to 16.75, and sheep from 7.80 to 17.60, reflecting regional demand dynamics.
Miss Myrtle Baker spent Sunday in Golden with friends. Gerald Farlow of Galesburg visited Augusta relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Roll Frank motored to Mendon and spent the day with kin. Harriett Davenport returned from Plymouth after a week with friends. Adria and Cora Custer left for Terre Haute for several weeks with relatives. Charlie Working returned from Peoria on business. Slingerland and McFarland were in Springfield on business. The Grahams and son Lawrence returned from Horton after a several week visit. Mrs. John Roberts and children came home from Charleston after two weeks. Bernice Dawkins left for Boulder to attend school. Lalu Cain went to Quincy to teach. Morse Ogle went to Kansas City for several months. Else Green, recently enlisted in the U S Navy, spent a few days with his mother. Della Winters left for Downers Grove to teach the coming term. Mary Meyers and Hart Cooper and Eugenia departed for York, Nebraska for a month with relatives. The report lists numerous weekend travels and visits among local residents.
Butter and creamery prices show firming receipts at New York markets with extras and firsts rising while eggs cheese and poultry reflect stable to firmer levels. Chicago reports creamery butter and shipping receipts with high firsts and ordinary firsts. New York coffee and raw sugar prices noted amid general market activity. a lingering reference to ancient punishment ends the disjointed report.
Fred C. Ottawa of Ft. Madison visits Barry while A J Chamberlains arrive from Los Angeles. Fred Troutwell plans to move from Derry township. Solpher of Quincy to service City Attorney Six’s practice during military training. Selpher likely to locate in Barry. Moss at Blessing Hospital improving. expect home soon. John K. Scott and family visit to view new dwelling. Three Barry youths Joye Gicker Leo Likes and Walter Stauffer sail to Louisville Ky with Pike county contingent. Eugene Smith recovering from illness. Elderly B McConnell feeble. high school enrollment strong. Dr J G McKinney improving after fall. hoped to be out soon. J W Guinan farm sale mentioned.
Misses Maude and Mary Fisher of Avon Illinois visit their uncle Ha Fisher as Avon schools begin Monday September 8 with Miss Gertrude Haines as principal Oscar J L Stears and Miss Lucia B E Wyatt serve as home teachers praised as among the county’s best Our school promises to be above the average Ralph Gray of Hull marries Hallie Shaw at the Shaw home near Summer Hill attendees from Rockport include Mr and Mrs A B Jett Mrs Clara A Shaw and Mr and Mrs Phil Wyatt The couple will reside in Hull Rev Sanders yearlong Rockport Summer Hill pastor resigns and moves to Tennessee due to health Declining health of Mrs Myrtle Reeder typhoid fever noted Mrs Jessie Jones dies in Palmer Missouri at 57 with husband five children and one grandchild Funeral held in Palmer A Fred Gillings thirty first birthday celebrated with catfish melons in attendance including Edgar Johnson Geneva Marie Glover Carrie Alice Johnson Drusella Myers Charles Mummy family J H Mummy family and Mrs John Poor Benevolent Camp 3488 R N of A plans dinner and initiation for visiting Louisiana camp on September 16 at Rockport hall
Mrs Will Boyer spent the weekend with relatives in Golden. A daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Frank Whitney on Monday August 27. Several teachers from the area attended an institute in Quincy last week. Mrs Jack Eliott returned home Thursday from a visit with her brother in Baylis. Otis Wells began a contract to gravel a mile of road five miles north of Quincy on North 34th Street. Mr and Mrs Charles Eliott mourn the death of their youngest child Mildred Lucile who died at Blessing hospital in Quincy last Friday at 5 am. The funeral was in the Baptist church Sunday at 2 pm with interment in Burton cemetery. Sympathy to the Eliott family. Mrs Kate Tenhaus visited her daughter in Barry Sunday. School opened Monday with poor attendance. Dr and Mrs Montgomery of Quincy attended Mildred Elliott’s funeral Sunday.
Palmyra scene includes Ed Lauck and Leona Menge visiting relatives and friends. Multiple lists report marriage licenses across nearby towns, including Hannibal and Quincy, with the ceremony of Miss Ethel Young and Charles Lawrence Leggett at the Young home on Sept. 6. Community notes record gatherings, travel, school plans, and local visitors.
Richfield Illinois brief social column lists visits and calls among residents. Mabel McNutt and Payson children called on J J Rice and family. Frank Dearen visited Payson. Dr Otis Trotter and Mrs Trotter of Quincy called on C W Tyler. James Sterna and family of Barry visited Albert Brown. Oliver Campbell and family plus John Tyler visited Mrs Clifford Brown. Zepha Welton and K D Pierson attended a teachers institute in Quincy. Florence Helne and children of Plainville called. H O Channon and family plus Ben Collins of Quincy attended the old folks meeting. John Quincy of Barry visited Mrs Callie Quincy. Miss Garner works for A Fick. Nellie Redman from Kansas City visiting John Redman. John McKinney and family did business in Hull. P H Kistner and family with Dell Holeman and Thelma dined in the park in Quincy. Ed Finchum fell injuring head. Walter Graham of Beverly visited. Carrie Redman to start school.
Labor reaffirms faith in the nation’s war aims and aims to rally support for international democracy. John Spargo reads the resolution as the government’s unofficial reply to pacifist and pro German critics, as the group adopts a plan to formalize its structure and broaden membership nationwide.
Danish newspapers praise Dr. Maurice F. Egan as he nears ten years as American minister to Denmark. They laud his efforts in promoting Denmark in the United States through writings and lectures. Egan, who recently had a serious operation, is still in hospital but can receive visitors.
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